The Sun
What color star is the sun?
Yellow
What is the name of the 12 constellations that coordinate with the months of the year?
The Zodiacs
Which of the three stars are considered a "red giant?"
Betelgeuse
All stars can become black holes: True or False?
False
Is the sun big, medium, or small, compared to OTHER STARS?
smallish/medium
Which famous star is included in Orion? (Hint: The star is located in his armpit).
Betelgeuse
Which star is also known as the North Star?
Polaris
What types of energy do stars give off? (there are two)
How long does it take heat and/or light to reach the Earth from the Sun?
8 minutes
What do most constellation stories include?
Greek mythology
What is the brightest star that we can see?
What colors can stars be and which is the hottest?
Colors: Red, blue, yellow, and white.
Hottest: Blue
What is the name of the dark spots that appear on the Suns surface?
Sunspots
What is a constellation?
A group of stars that creates a picture and has an ancient story attached to it.
What constellation is Sirius a part of?
Canis Major
What are two reasons that you cannot see all of the stars in the night sky?
Light pollution, the way the Earth is oriented, cloud, they are too far.
What is the thin-outermost layer of the sun called?
The Corona
Name TWO of the constellations that are included in the Hercules story
Leo, Taurus, Draco, Cancer, Hercules, Hydra, Sagitta, Aquila
Name one similarity and one difference between the sun and any of the three stars.
Hint: You cannot just say "they are both stars." Think deeper
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How are stars "born?" What do they start out as?
They form from nebulas